D.C. United hasn’t lost any of its seven all-time MLS matches against Cincinnati (W4 D3), including winning each of the last two meetings. D.C. is one of two teams Cincinnati has played at least five teams without beating (W0 D2 L6 vs NYCFC).
D.C. United’s 1-0 loss to Montreal was the 16th time this season that it failed to score in a match. With one match left, D.C. is within reach of the MLS record of 17 goalless games in a single season, done three times before, including twice by D.C. (2010, 2017) and once by Austin (2021).
FC Cincinnati’s 3-2 loss on Saturday was its second defeat in its last 19 games (W5 D12). The loss was just the ninth of the season for Cincinnati after losing 22 times in each of its first two full seasons.
D.C. United has 34 goals in 33 games this season, fewest in MLS. Should D.C. fail to score against Cincinnati, it would the fourth time it failed to score more than 1.0 goal per game (2010, 2013, 2017), equaling Chivas USA and Colorado for the most such regular seasons in MLS history.
Luciano Acosta (27 – 9 goals, 18 assists), Brandon Vazquez (22 – 17 goals, 5 assists) and Brenner (20 – 15 goals, 5 assists) all have contributed to 20 goals this season, making Cincinnati the only team with three players with at least 20 goal contributions this year. Prior to this season, no Cincinnati player had contributed to 20 goals in a single season.
